legal tender

Example Sentences

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They remain legal tender but not in circulation, as they are largely kept by private currency collectors.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Utah, a state with a long mining legacy, was the first to reaffirm gold and silver as legal tender in 2011.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Last year, the country welcomed a record 3.9 million tourists, including cryptocurrency evangelists drawn by Bukele’s short-lived experiment in making Bitcoin legal tender.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2025

Suddenly I realized — a shock to the system! — you needed legal tender in order to live.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2025

He introduced a voucher system, which at first functioned as a form of credit, but gradually became a substitute for legal tender.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende